Somalia calls for help as 1.8 million Somali children under 5 experience acute malnutrition and health complications

Mogadishu, 1 March 2023 – A rapidly evolving drought and famine-like situation in Somalia continue to affect 7.8 million people and has already resulted in displacing 1.4 million,while putting the lives of more than 1.8 million under 5 children